JOHN – After a pretty horrible week and finally making up with Jayma after a few days of fighting and ignoring one another, we finally patched things up thanks to our “listening chair”. Plus, it didn’t hurt that we are done with the stress of student teaching and have a week off for Thanksgiving break. Even though that stupid curse was still following me.
A few months ago, I introduced Jayma to Train and we were really excited about the concert. Uncle Kracker was opening so it was a double-shot of awesomeness. Train was performing at La Zona Rosa, the location of our first Texas concert and where I got to dance with Sugar Ray. So we were looking forward to going full-circle and ending our concert tour at the same place we started it.
Jayma and I were going to go to Austin for a day of fun in the sun. However, it didn’t work out the way we’d hope. We ended up going out the night before with Jared and had a good time with Jared. However, that good time caused us to be a bit lazy and slow on Saturday in getting going. So, we didn’t end up leaving the apartment until 3:00 or so. By the time we left, the sky was pretty overcast.
When we finally arrived in Austin, the traffic was pretty steady because the Horns were playing Kansas that night and there were a lot of people there for the game. Jayma and I wanted to visit this little Lutheran college that her niece is considering going to. Well, Jayma, being the Queen of Plans, failed to get the address and found out that the building had moved. I started to laugh because it really is a small college.
After making a stop at the capitol building and walking around and getting pics, we decided to stop and park close to La Zona Rosa. Well, Jayma redeemed herself and found a parking spot on the street less than a block from the venue. And it was free parking!! We decided to walk down 4th Street to see if there was anywhere to eat. We didn’t want to settle for pub food, we actually wanted to sit down in a restaurant and have a nice dinner. After walking around for about an hour and doing a little souvenir shopping, we finally settled on The Iron Cactus. The Iron Cactus was really good Mexican food. I had this spectacular burrito and Jayma ended up chowing down on a delicious steak. And it was a restaurant!! After dinner, we went and had a drink and played a little darts before heading down to the show.
We arrived at La Zona Rosa around 8:40 and patiently waited for Uncle Kracker to come on. And when he did, he was awesome. He had a short set but he played all of his hits and even a cover of Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long”. That was interesting because he stated that he helped write that song about 10 years ago. I hope to have the chance to see him again because I bet he can put on a great show and actually be a headliner.
Now, the moment we had been waiting for: TRAIN!! Let me say this, they were amazing. Pat’s voice is phenomenal. They played all of the songs we were wanting to hear, especially OUR song which is “Hey, Soul Sister”. Jayma and I love that song and it’s officially our new song (our last song was “Hot N Cold”).
I was pleased to say how much fan interaction Train had with the crowd. During one segment, they invited some tween girls up who all got a shirt and were affectionately named the Trainettes. At one point, Pat said that he was going to sing without a mic. What an amazing and intimate moment. He literally got up in front of the crowd and sand amazingly!! As I said before, they were incredible, one of the best live acts I have ever seen. They ended up closing with “Dream On” and “Mississippi” and ended up inviting some cougars on-stage to finish the show. All in all, a great show and I am looking forward to seeing them this spring when they come back. Hopefully my partner-in-crime will be able to join me.
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